An energy balance of the 200 m front crawl race

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 767-777

  Figueiredo, Pedro ^a   Zamparo, Paola ^b   Sousa, Ana ^a   Vilas Boas, João Paulo ^a   Fernandes, Ricardo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arm stroke efficiency; Biomechanics; Energy contribution; Front crawl; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ADOLESCENT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958767631     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1696-z     Document Type: Article

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